(7 May 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
++CLIENTS NOTE: EDIT WAS SHOT BEFORE THE DECISION WAS MADE++
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cairo - 7 May 2023
1. Wide of arrival of Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, to the Arab League premises
2. Wide of arrival of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki
3. Wide of Arab League session on Syria
4. Mid of Egypt Foreign Minister, Chairman of meeting, Sameh Shoukry (middle), Secretary-General of Arab League Ahmed Abou El-gheit (left) and Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki (right)
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
(Speaking about the reason to readmit Syria to the Arab League)
"The necessity of upholding the concept of a comprehensive, secure homeland, and the fulfilment of each of the Syrian government, the national forces, the Syrian components, the international community, and the countries concerned with their obligations towards the other, in order for Syria to return to the Syrians, unified, stable, and independent."
6. Close of Arab League logo
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"There is no doubt that the accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to the final statement of the Amman meeting on the 1st May is a positive development and an important step in terms of proving good intentions, implementing commitments, and strengthening Arab-Arab cooperation to resolve the Syrian crisis."
8. Pan left of meeting
STORYLINE:
Arab government representatives in Cairo on Sunday voted to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension.
The vote in the Egyptian capital came days after regional top diplomats met in Jordan to discuss a roadmap to return Syria to the Arab fold as the conflict continues to de-escalate, and soon before Saudi Arabia hosts the upcoming Arab League Summit on May 19.
Syria’s membership in the Arab League was suspended 12 years ago early on in the uprising-turned-conflict, which has killed nearly a half million people since March 2011 and displaced half of the country’s pre-war population of 23 million.
All 13 of the 22 member states that attended the session endorsed the decision.
The Arab League generally tries to reach agreements by consensus but sometimes opts for simple majorities.
There is still no Arab consensus on normalization with Damascus.
The decision for Syria to return also includes a commitment to ongoing dialogue with Arab governments to gradually reach a political solution to the conflict, in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254.
The Arab League in the decision also set up a communications committee consisting of Saudi Arabia and Syria’s neighbours Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq to follow up on developments.
Several governments did not attend the meeting.
Among the most notable absentees was Qatar, which continues to back opposition groups against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, and continues to resist normalization with Damascus.
AP video shot by: Mohamed Wagdy
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